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Episode 0522

2/26/2026 – A Smurfing We Will Go – Episode 0522

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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Show Introduction

On today’s show; the 2026 Season 2 Development Blog is out, find out the truth about upgrades, why is the Simucube 3 so complicated?, see why sim racing is so hard, can a high iRating impress the ladies?, which retired NASCAR driver reached out for 3-D printer help and why in the world is everyone taking about Smurfs?

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Topics

Sim Racing…Van Life

Ouch!

PRS ENASCAR Factory Pass

Lack Of Communication

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92832/lack-of-communication-from-iracing-to-their-paying-customers

2026 Season 2 Development Blog

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-development-update-february-2026

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92874/2026-season-2-track-retirement-barber-motorsports-park

Can’t Impress The Ladies

iSmurfing

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92788/smurfing-has-become-a-black-eye-for-this-service

Driver Tagging System

https://simdeck.app/

https://www.reddit.com/r/iRacing/comments/1rdahxq/simdeck_1130_is_out_new_community_tagging_system/

Why Sim Racing Is Hard

3-2-1…Lift Off

Bathurst 12HR Server Issues

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92705/bathurst-special-event-12gmt-launch-issues

Team Chatter

eNASCAR And iRacing Showcased

Build Your Campus

Race Control Pro By VCO

https://race-control.pro

A Better Explanation

2026 Sim Gaming Expo Tickets

Sim Racing Expo – Charlotte, NC

May 22 – May 24, 2026

LVRY To Sponsor The Ring On iRacing

Porsche Esports Supercup Is Back

MEC Round 2: Sebring 6HR

https://majorsseries.com/event/sebring-6-hour—round-22026

VCO Infinity 6

Majors Sebring 2HR

https://majorsseries.com/event/sebring-classic-2h2026-2

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-february-24th-to-march-2nd-2026

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Simworx V3.2 Pedals

https://simworx.com.au/product/pro-gt-v3-2-simulator-pedal-set/

Rig Metal Chassis

https://rigmetal.com/products/rigmetal-flagship-sim-racing-cockpit

The Hard Truth About Upgrades

Sim Motion 160MM Premium Chassis

https://simmotion.com/products/sim-motion-160mm-premium-aluminum-extrusion-chassis

Wheel Base Wraps

It’s Complicated

Helping Jr.

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – NiS – Echo Park Speedway

David – P4, late race pit strategy got me track position after fixing minutes worth of damage
Brad- P3 Started p12 and was able to stay up front most of the race. Race ended with a few GWC but was able to hold on to p3. I tried Justin Pearson, I really tried.

Sunday Fixed- NiS – Echo Park Speedway

Mike- P 22 got wrecked out from the lead with about 30 to go just basically tapped in the corner from behind and it turned me around six minutes damage just limp it home from there-
Chris – P wrecked by a lap car

Wednesday Open -NiS – COTA

Chris – P 3. After a rough Atlanta I was looking forward to COTA. Q’d 3rd in bottom split. Went to second and separated from the field after turn 1. Got the lead and held it for about 15 laps. When putting I drove it in the tire barrier! Ugh. Limped it home to P3. We will see how Friday goes.
David – P17, coming to the line lap 2 a veers to the left over reacting to a car spinning on his outside. He apparently didn’t know I was his left.
Brad- P13 Top Split – I’ll take it as this was my only chance for a start this week. I was slow compared to the leader but kept it on the track the whole race and did not have any major issues. This place is better in this configuration and the adjusted track limits or lack thereof made the event much less stressful compared to previous years.
Greg -P14

Thursday Open- NiS – COTA

Mike- P4 started. P10 ended up having a two or three lazy spins on my own. I actually sped getting off Pitt Road as I was trying to get a drink of water and I end up having to come back in for a 15 second hold got as high as P3, but finished P4. We will take it real happy with this finish. Don’t really like this track.

Official Series

Ring Meister

Mike – P GT three cars got pole position in the first race was leading, but hit a curb and spun off.
- Then started second, but spun off on my own after hitting a curb
- Then started on Paul got about a 1 point5 second gap and then touched the curbs and spread out and killed the car
- P2- finally got a finish but had nothing for the leader. He was faster than me the whole time and pulled away but a great point day.
- Then started on pole position and finished P3 had nothing for the two leaders they were just playing faster than me.

League / Hosted Races

Grass Roots Racing

GTP/GT3 League – Interlagos Sprint Race

William W – P24 – By far my worst and least favorite track. Struggled in quali and started 6th. Some super close racing in the first few laps. Got to 5th and got stuck there until the pits. I find it very hard to pass here without a huge pace advantage. After pits got stuck between two mercs. The first was struggling mightily in the turns but I just couldn’t find a way around. With about 7 laps to go the merc behind me hit me going into turn 1 and never really had control of the car after that and had to hit the brakes to keep from spinning into turn 2. Merc behind hit me again and broke the right rear suspension. Let my emotions get the best of me and tried to race him with the broken car going towards 4 and took us both out. End of the night.
Elbows Out Racing League (LMP2 and GT3 Wednesday Nights)
- William- P4 – Monza – This was a planned rain race, and upon loading in it looked like the rain was ending either at the end of quali or the first couple of laps of the race. But it POURED for the first 6 or 7 laps. Again spotty rain comes to monsoon. I’ll post a video on the discord later, but the first 3 laps in the spray my entire screen was white. I still have fun though, and if I hadn’t absolutely murdered my pit strat I think I would have been racing the top 3. I was going to put fuel to try to run until the track dried but I thought it would be earlier when I saw the forecast I thought the track would dry faster than it did and wound up having to pit about 5 laps before the track was ready for dry tires. Once the dry line came in i was equal to fastest on track.

Hosted-

Ellis – P supercars at Indy. They threw a competition caution, but one lap too soon so it turned into a fuel mileage race and I almost won it finished P2.
- Pick up cup at Charlotte finish P4.

Final Thoughts

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A Smurfing We Will Go

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February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Episode 0521

2/19/2026 – Babysitting iRacing – Episode 0521

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show, we revisit the formula class discussion, recap the first week of the IRLP NASCAR Fantasy League, go down the rabbit hole of digital dashboards, see if we can spend Brad’s money while trying to save Mike’s, find out when NiS Divisions were assigned and will the famous Nordschleife need a rescan?

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Topics

A Win That Turned Into A DQ

iRacing = iWarming?

https://www.facebook.com/reel/839777488816708

20 Years Later

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92638/20-years-ago-iracing-takes-on-daytona#latest

Formula Class Follow Up

Right Track…Wrong Layout

Swerv Racing Lounge: Nashville Opening Soon

NiS Division Settings….

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92460/nis-divisions

Barriers Being Moved At The Nordschleife

Reset To Cold Tires Bug

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/780411

iRacing Arcade…Soon

Can I get A Certificate?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92474/does-the-daytona-500-have-a-certificates-award

Sim Racing Expo – Charlotte, NC

May 22 – May 24, 2026

Porsche Esports Carrera Cup North America

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92038/porsche-esports-carrera-cup-north-america-kicks-off?utm_source=community-search&utm_medium=organic-search&utm_term=carrera+cup

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en_US/2026/motorsport/porsche-esports-carrera-cup-north-america-marks-inaugural-season-in-2026.html

MPI Challenge

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92055/mpi-challenge-feb-5-19/p1

Bathurst 12HR

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92109/bathurst-12-hour-presented-by-rss

INDY NXT Series

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92591/new-series-iracing-indy-nxt-series

MEC Round 2: Sebring 6HR

https://majorsseries.com/event/sebring-6-hour—round-22026

VCO Infinity 6

Majors Sebring 2HR

https://majorsseries.com/event/sebring-classic-2h2026-2

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-february-17th-to-february-23rd-2026

Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Porsche 992.2 Cup Cockpit

Something Is Coming…

HN Motion

https://hnmotion.com.au

The End All Be All?

More Motorsports Themed PC Builds

Best Value?

Ascher 8″ Dashboard

https://ascher-racing.com/int/ascher-racing-8-dashboard

Bigger Is Better

Big But Better Value?

https://kglcreationlab.com/shop/product_category/kgl-sim-racing-magnetic-ultrawide-ddu/?lang=en

Round Digital Dash

https://kglcreationlab.com/shop/product_category/kgl-round-gauge-display-3-4-magnetic-touchscreen-pc-kgl-rgd3-m/?lang=en

Where Is It?

Sabelt Lite

Spend More Of Brad’s Money

AceMorph

PXN CB1 Control Box

Changed Forever?

Get Ready For The HDD Shortage Now

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – NiS – Daytona 500

Tony -P16 NiS is back and im back. Took a few months off from iracing and i see nothing changed. Except this ran 75 green flag laps from the start which suprised the hell out of me. Screwed up my green flag stops by not realizing where the pit entry cone was along the wall and was caught 65mph at the line. Nothing like spending 50 seconds i. The pits while green. The rash of cautions after the 75 laps got me back on the lead lap and my dumbass did it again with 30 to go. Did finish witj a clean car a lap down
John – P1 WOW. My first ever Daytona 500 win and first ever NIS win. I’ve never felt this kind of emotion winning a race or playing any kind of video game. I screamed so loud my wife came downstairs thinking I was having a heart attack. I’m sure I almost had one. I give credit to team mates Chris Waldron and Justin Pearson. They were spotting me and told me exactly what to do. Without those guys I would have drove it home in 2nd place. This race came down to a G/W/C. I started it in P3 and pushed the first place car around the track. Coming out of turn 4 the high side was clear. I stayed on the bumper of the lead car. I timed is so I could pull out high and make the pass just like Chris and Justin told me to. It worked. I won by .02 seconds. Also want to mention we had some listeners in this race. One kept saying he wanted me to win so he could hear me talk about it on the podcast.

Sunday Open- NiS – Daytona 500

Tony – P22 didn’t speed this time but was taking out with 60 to go while leading a group to the main pack by a bad push

Wednesday Open -NiS – Echo Park Speedway

Justin – P 1
Bobby – P1
David – P wrecked out when guys were going 3 wide while lapping cars
Brad- P18 Started p9 and managed to stay toward the front most of the race. I would end up on a bad pit cycle that would force an extra stop. We had green flag stops after losing a lap, we were running in a group of four cars when passing a slower car I pulled down too soon and clipped the car and hit the wall pretty good. From then on I was caught up in almost every wreck till the end. Not saying anything that I have not said before but this still of racing just does not excite me because I’m never in control.

Thursday Open- NiS – Echo Park Speedway

Mike- P wrecked out. Ran top five just riding took the lead with 45 to go ended up hitting for tires with like 35 to go was the first car on the outside coming back up into the top 10 and got net coated maybe 15 inches away from the bottom guy and put me in the wall hard and too much damage were done.

Official Series

A Open

Brad W – P12 Stated p8 and like NiS managed to stay up front as I feel this is the safest spot. Made it to about half way when I was collected in an accident. Coming through the trioval car two ahead of me asked the car behind him not to push him through the trioval, he was very loose. Said driver ignored and continued to push him which resulted in a huge wreck. Again, I don’t like having my race outcome partially determined by other drivers.
John K. – P17 at Daytona. Had a good run going. On the inside in P12 and the guy ahead of me went up into the second lane so I took his spot. He decided to ignore his spotter and tried to get the low line back and took me out.

A Fixed

Mike- P 16. Got the lead with 20 to go pretty easily never pitted for tires. Had one coming to two or three to go. A caution comes out we go to Greenway checker I get snookered on the white and they go below and above me and then I get dumped and finish P 16.

League / Hosted Races

Grass Roots Racing

GTP/GT3 League – Road America Sprint Race

Brad W – P11 Did not qualify very well. Managed to gain some spots early on but would lose the car in turn 1 after being passed by GTP. I pulled in behind him to get a better apex and either he slowed or I was too quick but I taped him and that caused me to spin. The amount of carnage that proceeded after this was really embarrassing. Multiple drivers ignored the yellow flag and were still shifting gears as they plowed into the wreck. That cost me many spots and would gain a few as the race wound down.

Final Thoughts

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Babysitting iRacing

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Brad Wrenn – https://x.com/bradwrenn

John Kerley – https://x.com/KerleyJohnE

Justin Pearson – https://www.facebook.com/justin.pearson.5811

Bobby Jonas – https://x.com/bjonas71

William Westbrook – https://www.facebook.com/william.westbrook.35

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February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

Episode 0520

2/12/2026 – Up in Smoke – Episode 0520

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show it’s DAYTONA 500 WEEK and the start of NiS, is I’m sorry enough?, we will look at many long term hardware reviews, is the Heusinkveld One a hate it or love it wheel? find out why you need Simhub, has the eNASCAR GOAT returned? and a guest with a very unique connection to sim racing

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Special Guest

Matt Sassono

Topics

Spotter and Driver Practice

How To Fix Formula Cars/Series

To Protest Or Not?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92317/do-you-protest-if-you-get-an-apology

Oh My, Looks Like An 8x To Me

Necessary Or Nerdy?

The GOAT Returns

2026 A Refreshed Season

https://www.iracing.com/enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-readies-for-refreshed-2026-season

Always The Cone’s Fault

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92287/please-fix-the-cone-we-have-been-waiting-nearly-18-yrs

Sim Racing Expo – Charlotte, NC

May 22 – May 24, 2026

Porsche Esports Carrera Cup North America

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92038/porsche-esports-carrera-cup-north-america-kicks-off?utm_source=community-search&utm_medium=organic-search&utm_term=carrera+cup

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en_US/2026/motorsport/porsche-esports-carrera-cup-north-america-marks-inaugural-season-in-2026.html

MPI Challenge

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92055/mpi-challenge-feb-5-19/p1

Bathurst 12HR

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92109/bathurst-12-hour-presented-by-rss

IndyCar iRacing Series

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92351/2026-indycar-iracing-series-schedule/p1

2026 Daytona 500

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-iracing-daytona-500-special-event-2026

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-february-10th-to-february-16th-2026

Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy

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Hardware/Software

Sparco Evo Carbon

Qubic System Long Term Review

Swivel Seat Slider

On A Steam Deck?

Long Term Review

Seat Mover Vs 3 DOF Motion

Worth The Upgrade?

How Good Is It?

GSI Interlock

More Memory Fallout

JJ Gets A New Simulator

Hate It Or Love It?

Another Unique Build

Why You Need Simhub

Mercedes AMG F1 Cockpit

Simagic Alpha Evo Long Term Review

VNM Direct Haptics

Daddy Shark…

Discord Back Tracks On Age Verification

https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/10/discord-backtracks-on-controversial-age-verification-rolloutkind-of/

Simsonn’s New Wheel Base

https://www.simsonn.com/collections/base-hub

Rig Tour

Very Vertical

McLaren Racing Center

Simsonn Handbrake

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Wednesday Open -NiS – Daytona 500

Kyle – P Wrecked OUT BY A DUMB ASS! Went a lap down for speeding in the pits at lap 40. By lap 77 I was the first car a lap down and playing it safe. On lap 98 saw a wreck way ahead and checked up and the car behind me just cleaned me out, sending me head first into the inside wall and causing my engine to blow. Only had a 2X from it but there was still too much damage.
Chris – P 35. Was riding on lap 30 and th car in front disappeared… I got damage and crashed then the car reappeared. Worst netcode I ever saw.
David – P15 had to drop to the back on the last run cause 21x. Had up to 13 minutes of damage getting caught up in wrecks, also spead in the pits to get put in that situation. Was amazed to be keeping up with the draft though with 9 minutes of option repairs. Was down to 1 minute when last run happened
Brad- P2 What could have been. Kept the car perfectly clean the entire race. Planned to play the long game and just ride at the front to avoid the mess and hopefully be around at the end. Managed to lead some laps after the last green flag stop but would ultimately find myself in p2 on a GWC. Was running in p2 coming to the white and was turned in the trioval. Managed to get keep the car going and passed some damaged cars to take the checkered in p3. The leader was DQ’s due to incidents and I bumped up to p2. Very long night…I’m still tired.
John – P12. This was a woulda coulda shoulda race for me. Started on the pole. Everything went great until a green flag pitstop on lap 170. Had everything set up perfectly. Recruited guys to pit with me. They all wrecked going into the pits. I made it through, but got a speeding penalty. If I would have nailed the stop I most likely would have came out in first place. Instead I went a lap down. We had five cautions after that so I got my lap back, but it was too late to make moves. Caught up behind too many lap cars. At least I picked up over 1.0 on my safety rating and 36 irating points. I’ll be running two more of these. Hope to do better.

Thursday Open- NiS – Daytona 500

Mike- P6- was leading on the white went to block the top didn’t quite get the block done. They went around against the wall and I got snookered and fell a P6 real happy that I was in a position to win and got myself as the leader at the end of that race.
David – P11 led a good chuck. Late caution comesout i get a phantom 4x to get a penalty, served it on the 2nd GWC crossed line in 14th but 3 people got last lap penalties.
Chris – P 4. Started P3 on a GWC. Thought we had it. I went high too early and the line was not organized. Wish I had that back.
Bobby – P wrecked out

Official Series

A Open

Brad W – P17 (Richmond) top split and was just out classed. Car was tight over the long run but I think that was more of me pressing too hard early in the run. Had a string of yellows but ended up with a 80 lap green run to the finish.
- P5 (Daytona) Stayed up front almost the entire race and actually led some laps. As the the end was getting close the racing became much more aggressive. Lots of three wide before a late yellow that would give us a GWC. We would run the final two laps stacked up three wide and about 5 lanes deep. Great race to the checkered and I picked the right line (inside).
Kyle P – P10 at Daytona. Started P3 and was able to just ride there until after the 2nd caution we pitted and I came out P2. Restarted and got passed by 2 cars on the bottom sending me to P4 where P3 got clipped by the bottom row and I was collateral damage. Had over 2 minutes of repairs. Pitted before pit road opened and got half of it fixed and with 2 till green pitted for the other half coming out in front of the pack about a half a lap before they took the green. Knew if a caution didn’t fall quick I would be lapped and of course it doesn’t and I ride around P15 and slowly pick off positions. With 2 to go the leaders are getting crazy and just throwing blocks like crazy so I sit back hoping for a caution but with one to go It wasn’t going to happen. So I hammer down and just catch the field reaching 204mph I’m flying up on the field and then mayhem happens and I was able to pick up 2 more spots and nearly my lap back but the leader was just inches ahead of me keeping me a lap down with a P10 finish. It was exciting for a 70 lap dash and to be a lap down because If I had gotten my lap back I would have had just enough fuel to finish.
John K. – P27. got wrecked out on lap 1. An idiot forgot to turn his wheel going into turn three on lap one and came up and smashed the car in front of me. I had nowhere to go.

A Fixed

Mike- P 8- was running top five got to the front let a lap or two miss the first three cautions, but got wrecked in the fourth one with front end damage stayed out anyway was in mix on the final lap where I was second on the bottom, but ended up getting wrecked across the line backwards, finishing P8
- P 20 had a grid race going was leading coming into the green white checker. I wanted to get a jump on that restart was looking up at the wall for the restart zone. I see a black sticker on the wall. I think that’s it. No that wasn’t the restart zone. I went about 30 yards too soon black flag. But nice to be in contention and to get back up front where I belong as usual.

B Open

John K – P 6. Overall a safe race. Only one caution. Not a whole lot of action. Single file for the most part until the last few laps. Car was a little loose in the corners, but no problems hanging on to it. Would like to do more of these races, but with the 500 going on I probably won’t get to.

Ring Meister

Mike – P IL 15. Indy next car. Started fifth got through the first lap at the end of the first lap some guy about five car links back didn’t even try to hit the brakes and just flew through the grass and took out six cars in the final corner
- Started P2 finish P3 had nothing for the leader
- Then started on pole, but spun out not once but twice, but still finish. P3 felt like I really gave up the win on this one.
- Then started a third but was quickly wrecked out when a guy did a unshaved rejoin and clipped me just barely
- Then started a third but wrecked out with sloppy driving

League / Hosted Races

Grass Roots Racing

GTP/GT3 League – Spa Sprint Race

William W – P4 – Running the Aston in this short season to force myself out of my McLaren comfort zone. I’ve always really liked the Aston in testing, but for here the front end just felt non-existent, and I felt like I was really overdriving it easily. Still had decent pace, and only 1x at Spa, but felt I could do a little better.
Brad W – P wrecked out

Elbows Out Racing League (LMP2 and GT3 Wednesday Nights)

William- P7- I am dumb dumb dumb. Road America has to be one of my best and favorite tracks, and I have mega pace here. Qualified P2, 0.001 behind a really fast guy. Lost to P3 on lap 1 but got back on the next lap. Did the next 12 or so laps 2.0s behind P1 until I pit, and then I made a mistake like I haven’t in a very long time. I was due apparently. Going into the pits i hit a bump and double tapped my pit limiter, and by the time i realized it wasn’t engaged it was too late. 40sec stop and hold. Ruined a guaranteed P2. Even worse Weaver as my teammate tried to kill himself in T1 about lap 10.

Hosted-

Ellis – P 87 at Daytona P7 got into it with a guy cause he was floating up and I would try to get underneath them and I did which resulted in a bumper book and he got turned. He wasn’t too happy with me. I looked at the replay. It wasn’t too pretty but he did leave an opening and he got turned.

Final Thoughts

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February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

Episode 0519

2/5/2026 – The Flow State – Episode 0519

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show: which sim is best for you?, Dave Cam explains racing rules, the hardware section is full of motion, NiS is right around the corner, why sim racing is better that Formula 2, share with you a new simrig builder website and are sim racing esports dying?

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Topics

2026 Season 1 Patch 3 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92011/2026-season-1-patch-3-release-notes-2026-02-02-02

Trump And IndyCar

Which One Is Best For You?

eNASCAR Returns

iRacing’s Career Mode Moving Forward

Explaining Rules

From iRacing To IMSA

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/91925/from-iracing-to-imsa-data-analysis-at-daytona

Listener Cody Richardson “The biggest take away is that it’s not perfect, but a smaller budget team just used driver-in-the-loop Sim work just like the F1 teams do. Had similar feedback to setup changes between Sim and real life. And they are going to try working on real setups within iracing to save time at the track. So they are using iRacing like F1 teams use thier own software. I think thats pretty damn cool, and once again proves that sim skill can translate to real life.”

Language Request

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/91638/we-need-a-menu-in-chinese

Would It Work?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/91920/wallet-splits-you-pay-for-everything-for-the-week

How Do You Deal With Sim Rage?

Sim Racing’s Best Advocate

Season 2 Build Confirmed/Rumors

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89926/2026-season-2-build-thread-content-list-confirmations-rumors

Why Sim Racing Is Better Than F2

From iRacing To Ram

https://twitter.com/racefortheseat/status/2018702462555684973

iRacing…Scan Our Track Please

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1320755476761885&id=100064823344688&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=IxqkSsoMvBZdT314#

Is There A Perfect Combo?

Stop The Bouncing

SIMRACERHUB.COM

https://www.simracerhub.com/index.php?welcome=y

Is Sim Racing Esports Dying?

More James Baldwin Updates

A Record Win Week For Premier Racing Setups

Sim Racing Expo – Charlotte, NC

May 22 – May 24, 2026

MPI Challenge

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92055/mpi-challenge-feb-5-19/p1

Porsche Esports Carrera Cup North America

Bathurst 12HR

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/92109/bathurst-12-hour-presented-by-rss

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-february-3rd-to-february-9th-2026/

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Another Player Enters A Crowded Market

https://www.specsimulations.com/products/282-sim-rig-in-titanium-mist

3DOF With Lateral G-Force

PXN SF SH Shifter

Conspit Authorized Distributors

Self Built Telemetry Tool

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/91300/wip -building-a-modern-intuitive-telemetry-analysis-tool-for-iracing/p1

That’s A 4X!

Flying Ok, Sim Racing Not Ok

Seat Slider Mounting Tips

Fast Pasta Adds Motion

3D Printed Hand Controls

https://sim.3drap.it/products/hand-controller-hc1-throttle-and-brake-gaming-is-possible-pc

Motor Is Installed

https://www.facebook.com/groups/simrigsetups/permalink/33922358414044844

Vero Motion

Morad Adds Belts To Sim Rig

Hive Hyper

Sim Rig Builder From The Sim Racing Den

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Official Series

A Open

Brad W – P8 (Richmond) Trying to get back in the cup car and ready for NiS. Started p6 and ran in top 10 for the first 50 laps. Had a second caution and we all pitted from that point on it was the usual Richmond caution fest. I did stay clean the whole night and ended with 0x. Trying to stay positive as we head into the 2026 season.

Ring Meister

Mike – P Cadillac CTSV started in the Paul position. Started to pull away from the field, going up the hill. I blew it and hit the wall then it wouldn’t turn after that and eventually I wrecked out.
- Then started on pole position and drove away from the field of 26 cars to win it by over 12 seconds winner winner chicken dinner third win of the week
- Started P5 and top split made several mistakes but finished P6 with card number 25
- Started a second took the lead right away, but then wrecked in the carousel by myself and blew it
- Started second took the lead kept it with a six second gap up through the white flag and then I touched the curve cause I’m pushing hard to keep the gap and it goes into the wall head first
- Then Monday night, switching over cars to the Dara IL 15 Indy next. First race got wrecked out behind a guy who lost his rear wing. I told him twice to we were coming by, and he still wrecked us.
- Then started P2 but fell to running P5 and then I went off track and ended up finishing P8 when I was trying too hard at the end and somehow I put myself into Pitt Road entrance instead of finishing the race
- That started third they got ran over from behind by fourth place going into turn one of lap one. He drove it in and died to dive on me from about four car links back lock. The wheels wiped us out like we were bowling pins.
- Then starting fifth, I overdrive it a little bit and ended up on the curb. It high centered and spun out.
- Then started P2 and finished P3. The leader drove away from me and I had nothing for him, but it’s nice to get a decent finish finally
- Next two races wrecked out.
- Started Paul position. It was looking good, but the guy in second was all over me. He eventually got me and drove away. I spun once by myself was was able to hold onto the P2. Best finish of the week.
- Started third running third pushing hard to try to keep up with the first two and I basically kill the car, locking the brakes and a heavy breaking zone

IMSA

Brad W – P7 GT3 (Watkins)-Started around 17th much deeper than I wanted. As I have said for years, I’m just not fast here. However was able to avoid most of the mayhem except for a spin coming out of the boot on the start. I think that there is always a wreck on lap one in this area almost every race. I had decent pace and was able to get a good pitstop in and gain ground on the ones that were chasing me. Keeping it clean will normally get a good result.

League / Hosted Races

PRG 500

Chase for $3,000.

Chris W – P7 Started P20, stayed clean and aggressive all night. Late caution set up a GWC and we lined up P10. Leaders wrecked on the restart and we drove through it to P5, but got side drafted back to 7th by a car that went below the yellow line (later DQ’d). Finished P7 and we’re headed to Saturday’s LCQ. Still in the hunt.

Major Series – Intimidator

David – P27
Brad – P20 after starting p10. We chose to run in the back for the first part of the race and that was ok but we lost the draft early and had a yellow not come out we would have been lapped. From that point we decided to stay together and try to make some progress toward the front. David and Donnie would get caught up in accidents that would leave me alone up front. All was good until my internet decided to stop. Lost 6 laps getting back in and from that point mu goal was to try and help teammates. Not what I was looking for but it happens.
Donnie – P5 with a very wounded car.

Hosted-

Ellis – P GEN four at Michigan got wrecked out by a guy who couldn’t hold his lane

Final Thoughts

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The Flow State

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January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

Episode 0518

1/29/2026 – Ringfarmer – Episode 0518

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we will revisit the 518 incidents of the Daytona 24, IndyCar to Washington DC?, what are iRacing’s secret licenses?, do you need a motorized seat slider?, checkout the MOZA Mission R wheel, how realistic is iRacing’s Mercedes AMG GT3? and we sit down with Marius Pretorius from Sim Team Architect.

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Special Guest

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Topics

Find The Right Team

https://simteamarchitect.com/

New Sim Racing Studio

Meet The “Sim-gineer”

Second Year, Is It Time To Scan Them?

iRacing Creator Series Season 3

iRacing In The Race For The Seat

VCR Issue

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/91565/replay-auto-on-leader-instead-of-me

Those Involved And Broadbent’s Comments

IndyCar To DC?

Does Tempest Need Tweaking?

WRC Return To The US?

$$$$ Really?

https://teamconti.gg/products/tc-factory-support-enrollment

iRacing’s Secret Licenses

Is It Time?

https://iracerhub.com/2026/01/24/iracing-endurance-safety-cars/

I Quit Sim Racing

Is It Realistic?

Sim Racing Expo – Charlotte, NC

May 22 – May 24, 2026

The Majors Intimidator

https://majorsseries.com/event/intimidator2026-2

Vintage Production Car Challenge

Story Title

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-january-27th-to-february-2nd-2026/

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

NASCAR 25 Ok, iRacing Not Ok

Dream Air From Pimax

Protect Those Seats

Trak Racer Motorized Seat Slider

https://trakracer.com/collections/electronics/products/trak-racer-motorized-seat-slider

Trak Racer Motion/Haptic System

https://trakracer.com/products/trak-racer-motion-haptic-system

MOZA Mission R Review

Purple Race Labs Pedals

The Best But Not The Best Purchase

Too Late For You?

Does Framerate Matter In Sim Racing?

VR vs Triples In iRacing

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Official Series

Toyota GR 86cup series fixed

Mike- p3- started on Paul but didn’t have enough speed fell back to third had a guy in fourth beaten on me over and over and I think he was trying to intentionally wreck me at one point, but I still beat him and got a nice podium P3
- Add made a few mistakes during this race, but still finish P5

A Open

Kyle P – P3 Started 5 and kept in the top 5. Pitted on lap 33 and was going to stretch the fuel. Restarted 16th and just worked my way towards the front. After reaching P5 caution comes out with 19 to go pit for tires and come out P5. On the restart P2 spins his tires and check ups the whole outside lane. Set sail and brough it home P3.

Ring Meister

Mike – P Cadillac CTSV couldn’t practice with the AI because it mixed it up with the ford first race started P 10 out of 24 . Wrecked out turned one car feels very unstable.
- Qualified P2. Quickly got to the lead, but then spot on my own fell back to P 22 then rally to finish P8.
- Qualified fifth spun out, fell to the back and started coming back up was going up the hill. Somebody was spun after the fast blind corner and he was literally sideways across the entire track. There was nowhere to go two of us T-bones in.
- Start a P2, but racked out on my own. This car is so hard.
- Then started on pole position and drove away from the field with nobody challenging me and ended up with a 22 second lead at the end winner winner chicken dinner I win every week except for the GT four in this series!!!
- Then started on Paul position drove away from the field and finished with the 28 second lead another win two in a row
- Then top split started on P5 halfway through the second lap I spun out of P3 all by myself by hitting the curbs and killed us

IMSA

Hall – P3 and p7 and the glen, iRating creeping up towards 2000 again, not even trying, just been good tracks for me

Draftmaster

Doug-P 6,7,16,21 been qualifying 9th through 12th. Running Daytona trying to stay out of trouble and find good drafting partners. Also ran Talladega in the carb cup qualified 10th with a 4th place finish.

League / Hosted Races

Grass Roots Racing

GTP/GT3 League – Off Week

David – P Still out in space some where after getting yeeted violently when a car in front of me wrecked

Elbows Out Racing League (LMP2 and GT3 Wednesday Nights)

William- P3 – got an off track on my second quali lap so had to start pretty far back around 12th. Was able to go up the field decently fast and think I had P4 by lap 8 but by that point I was about 8 seconds back. I didn’t have time to do any practice at Watkins before quali. Thought I’d be okay but was about .4 off the pace of the top 3. Found the pace by about the last 10 laps but I was already way too far behind. Kept it clean the rest of the race and managed a P3. Not bad for first time being in the rig since the 24.

Hosted-

Ellis – P Chris McGuire old Indy cars at Michigan ended up wrecked out.
- Send Jen for a Talladega winner winner chicken dinner. It ended up being a fuel race, but I pulled it off and made the right move at the right time.
- IndyCar Indy got wrecked out
- Pick up cup at Phoenix qualified 15th.

Final Thoughts

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Ringfarmer

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January 23, 2026January 23, 2026

Episode 0517

1/22/2026 – Embrace The Suck – Episode 0517

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we’ll recap our Daytona 24 Hour experiences, see which professional racer has joined Team Redline?, another sim to reality story, are MOZA’s new wheels Fanatec and Simagic killers?, what is the best value wheel according to a two-time Daytona 24 Hour winner?, is it time for incident limits in special events? and you suck at sim racing (and that’s OK).

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Topics

Can Sim Racing Prepare You?

Have You Tried It?

James Baldwin Joins Team Redline

7301 SOF!

Why I Have Not Been iRacing

Team Redline 2026

2026 Daytona 24 Hours – By The Numbers

Top Split Winners

A Little Rain In The 24

Is It Time For Incident Limits To Return To Specials?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/772206#Comment_772206

Will The Stewards Take This One Away Also?

No Better Than Console Lobbies?

More Sim To Reality

According To iRacing, This Is An Acceptable Rejoin

Maverick Simulations Sighting

7 Hard Truths About Sim Racing

You will suck.
The only way not to suck is training.
Spending money won’t make you suck less.
The only money that makes you faster is training tools.
Embrace the suck.
Sucking at the hobby is actually fun.
The hobby isn’t just GT3 at Spa.
If you don’t have fun this will suck.

Sim Racing Expo – Charlotte, NC

May 22 – May 24, 2026

Find The Right Team

https://simteamarchitect.com/

Marius Pretorius will join us on the next show to give more detail.

The Majors Intimidator

https://majorsseries.com/event/intimidator2026-2

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-january-20th-to-january-26th-2026/

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California Results

Hardware/Software

MOMO Daytona EVO

MOMO Flyer

Mo MOMO

Is This The Fanatec/Simagic Killer?

Simucube Who?

Who Needs A Screen?

Windforce Hyperburst GPU Cooler

Stream Deck Keyboard?

Best Value Wheel

So Big!

iRacing Dashies

https://github.com/tariknz/irdashies

Building A Sim Roof

Better Than Full Motion?

Can It Prepare You For The Green Hell?

LMZ EVO Revealed

Pokornyi TGR-H Is Here

Heusinkveld Display Dash

Too Much Force Feedback?

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Official Series

Daytona 24 Hour

Brad, Will, Jacob & William – P6 – What a race! Started p16 and would find ourselves as the the top finishing non-Porsche car in the GT3 Class. We had some unforced errors by other cars, a couple of pins and a disconnect along the way. We had zero chance because of the horrible BOP that gifted teh Porsche with extended fuel capacity, great drafting and ridiculous stability through the bus stop. But all that said, we had a great time, some of us learned how not to prepare for a 24 hour endurance race and get to know each other over the course of 24 hours.
Mike, Tom, David And Kyle – P3 I got a 42nd penalty on Pitt Road because I went to the left of the yellow cone two other drivers wrecked out, causing us to lose the lead and fall back to third and we were able to keep that position. We stayed close to the leader and they had a self spin giving us a 6 minute lead. A car spun in front of Kyle, unavoidable. We fall behind. They put their very low skilled driver in we get it back and are swapping the lead with them. A LMP2 spins across the track in front of me, unavoidable, 12 mines of repair. Wrecked out of the lead twice.

Toyota GR 86cup series fixed

Mike- p3/. Start a P4 had a fairly clean race and snookered the guy on the last lap to steal third and get a podium in my first run in this car at the ring.
- Started on Paul position and was able to win it winner winner chicken dinner. I had a great battle with a guy for the first laugh and a half. It was pretty much full contact. He was roughing me up and I was racing him the same way he was doing me at one point he got a little squirrel in front of me and spun off my nose and I went on to win the race
- Started on pole position me and one other guy ended up pulling out for a 27 second lead on the rest of the field he stayed with me the whole time I raced my butt off, but he never got to me and I won the race two in a row winner winner chicken dinner
- Then started second got to the lead, but then got ran over from behind and dumped DNF

Ring Meister

Mike – POK, I just won in my first race attempt in this new car the Ford Mustang FR 500 S. Winner winner, chicken dinner the ring Meister gets it done and first attempt of the week. Stack them up.!!!!!
- This time a top split started 14th got the third by the end of lap one in a very impressive run, but then I made a mistake and hit the wall and killed the car meatball.
- Then started on whole position, but hit a curb and wrecked myself out while leading
- Then started third and finished in P4 pretty uneventful race in top split the top three drove away from me. I had nothing for him. Thet gap be hard.
- Then pull position fell to third about halfway through, but then got loose without even hitting curbs and spun it out and wrecked

League / Hosted Races

Week Nine – California

David – P9 – just how fast i was
Doug – P12 ran the race from the back of the pack, trying to learn from the other drivers and running consistent lap times finished three laps down mainly because of a black flag too fast entering the pits.
John – P14. Dead last. Got wrecked before we even made it to turn one. I don’t think it was done on purpose, but was the result of impatience. Someone should not have tried to squeeze between my car and the wall five seconds into a race. Not smart.

Grass Roots Racing

GTP/GT3 League – Road Atlanta Sprint Race

William W – P2 CHAMPION!
Brad W – P8 in class p11 overall after starting p26. Not my best track and should have finished higher but killed the tires over the last 10 laps. Almost ran out of fuel because the white was delayed a lap. Did not have a good showing in Season 6 and looking to make up for it in the mini season 6.5 that will start in two weeks. A huge congrats to the Season 6 GRR GT3 Pro Champion, Mr. William Westbrook!
David – P 11

Final Thoughts

TITLE

Embrace The Suck

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January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

Episode 0516

1/15/2026 – Snowball Slop – Episode 0516

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we sit down with Premier Racing Next Gen setup builders Brandon Evans and Scott Perfetti, see what to do when a wind sim won’t keep you cool, is the MOZA AB9 still not a shifter?, what are two F1 stars doing during the off season, show you another way to track your stats and two competing arguments on motion.

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Topics

Have You Been To Any Of These?

Downtime = Simtime

https://www.reddit.com/r/iRacing/comments/1q08fx4/i_guess_i_know_what_piastri_is_doing_on_his_break/

The Roar ROARED!

Cosworth’s Pi Toolbox

https://www.iracing.com/from-practice-to-race-cosworth-and-iracing-bring-high-tech-pi-toolbox-plus-to-daytona

Racing Ritual Opens

Unstoppable

Sim Riding

Sim Racing Expo – Charlotte, NC

May 22 – May 24, 2026

Who Turned Off The Lights?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/91050/safety-lights-at-daytona-off

Track Your Stats

https://iracing-insights.vercel.app/

Daytona 24 Hour

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/90696/initial-bop-2026-daytona-24h-powered-by-vco/p1

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-january-13th-to-january-19th-2026

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IRLP Polar League

Martinsville

Hardware/Software

Real DIY

This Changes Everything

Slower With Motion?

Telemetry FFB: Fad Or Future

DIY GT3 Cooling

BDH S1 Sequential Shifter

Still Not A Shifter

The Unintended Consequences

Ublockout Shades

Discord = Memory Hog

Easy To Do Rear View Dash

3D Printed Wheel Mount

Thermaltake’s G6 Bundle

Sim Tech At PRI

VI-RSR Wheel

SBR Formula Cockpit

Deshaun Watson Wanted It In Yellow

MOZA R21/25 Ultra Dash By Apex Racing

Go Big Or Go Home

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Official Series

Daytona Roar

Kyle-P5 drove the number 19 LMP3 started P20. Had to avoid the mess for the first handful of laps. Had a few self spins but was able to keep it up near the front shuffling between P5 to P10. Final stop i came out P9 and just focused on getting as many positions as possible and brought home a P5
Bobby – P2

A Open

Kyle P – P11 Started P7 and just stayed there. Lap 32 caution flys and We all pit I jump out of the pits P2. Survived a couple more restarts but on the last lap a driver decides its okey to just wall ride the turns and try and drive through me on turns 1 and 2. On turns 3 and 4 he does the same but this time takes me out. A protest was sure to follow.

Ring Meister

Mike – P super formula light at Ring Meister start a P2 was running P3 when second place basically drove through the leader and wrecked him real hard leader with only three wheels instead of four came across the track suddenly and I had nowhere to go but T-bone
- Next started second coming into the final lap on the long street side-by-side for the lead he neck codes off of me and gets into the fence I survive and go onto to win the race winner winner chicken dinner
- Next attempt was chasing the leader, trying hard, hit the curbs and killed it
- Next attempt had a great race with his leader until he wrecked out after putting heavy pressure on him and I went on to win again winner winner, chicken dinner
- Next attempt had the race lead barely but made a mistake and spun out and gave up the win finished P2
- Then switching cars to the pro Mazda start 10th ended up wrecking out
- Then start 10th and finish P2
- Then finally got qualified and started P4, but wrecked out by barely clipping a curb
- Start a P6 finish P5. Those guys are almost two seconds a lot faster than me. There’s no way I am not competitive when it’s just one split.
- Then started P6 was running third on lap one where the 2 L got into it. I got a piece but survived better than they did went onto gain on 11 second lead over the field and win and dominating fashion winner winner chicken dinner. That’s a win every week except for the GT four so far in this series this season.
- Then try it again lap one third one they wreck in front of me there’s nowhere to go. I’m wrecked out in one.

IMSA

Hall – P4 highest so far at tona
Kyle – Daytona Race 1 Started P13 in the GTP BMW. Lap 4 P7 self spins into the international Horseshoe and collects me for 7 minutes of repairs. Go back out and just keep pushing the car finishing P6 6 laps down
- Daytona Race 2 Started P14 in the GTP BMW and just ran a clean consistent race. No incidents all race long and finished on the lead lap P6.
- Daytona Race 3 Started P8 Moved up quickly to P5 but went to pass a GT3 and he decided to dive bomb me into the bus stop so I locked up the brakes spun the car and fell back to P12 Raced my way up Pitting at Halfway and then just clicked off laps. Wouldn’t you know that same GT3 got the favor paid back. I drove it a little deeper then I normally would into Turn 1 forcing him to veer off track as I went on around him again. I felt vindicated and happy with paying him back without actually doing anything malicious.
Brad W – P9 (Daytona) I finished about where I started but what a mess the prototypes were in this race. I’m guessing because it was the first race of the week but they were overdriving corners, wrecking into each other, wrecking into GT3s or a wall. Ended up with 8x just from being in the wrong pace at the wrong time. Really hope this is not a sign of what’s to come in the 24 hour.

League / Hosted Races

IRLP Polar Series

Po Week Eight – Martinsville

David – P5

Grass Roots Racing

GTP/GT3 League – Daytona Endurance Race

Brad W – P 8 after running in top 5 for about half the race.I did not have the pace of the leader but decided to try a no tire strategy and it would have worked had I not had a self spin after the first pit stop. That caused me to give up all track position and ended up getting collected by a spinner towards the end of the race. Not what I wanted but hey, I have not finished one of these the last three races. I’ll call that a win.
David – P lost it off turn 6

Major Series Snowball Derby

David – P10, just ran in the back till the last 40 laps
Brad – P32 after making the top split. Car was ok and had worked my way into the top 10 in the race. I would get into another car and received the expected EOL for any car causing an accident. However I would also get protested and have to serve a drive through under green as well. This would put me laps down and from then I was caught up in everyone else’s mess. The Race Control was a mess and the session was not set up correctly for limited tires. Voiced my opinion on the Discord but for a series that normally does a great job, this whole event was an absolute mess. Hope it gets better with the next round.

MEC Daytona 8 Hour

Will, Brad and William – P22. We started P11 but William would get turned by a GTP in the early laps and drop almost back to the tail end. Will would get in the car and we started the climb back to the front. We had made it back into the top 10 only to get run over getting into T1 that caused significant damage. We did a good job managing the 1xs but collected too many 4xs from other cars. We would use the fast repair before Will got back in the cra to start his final stints. Unfortunately he would loose it getting into the bus stop and have to serve a drive through for exceeding the incident limit. The plan was to serve the dive through and then get damage repaired. As he was exiting pitroad after the penalty he lost power at his house. This had me stuck out of the car for many laps and it was decided to park the car as we would not be able to make up any ground had we continued. Very low attrition even though there was some questionable driving but I attribute that to the 1 fast repair. Sitting 17th out of 54 in Pro-Am Points Sebring is up next and that is a great track for all of us.
Tom & David – p7 – made mistakes early, snapped on me entering the bus stop lap one, was not trying hard and it still snapped. But we were probably p7 speed anyway. Not as good in this car, but was kind of fun being the middle class.

Hosted-

Ellis – P5 car of tomorrow GEN five at Talladega was in a bunch of carnage but had a respectable finish of P5

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January 9, 2026January 9, 2026

Episode 0515

1/8/2026 – I call em a Doohickey – Episode 0515

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Show Introduction

On today’s show we get you caught up on the second patch of the 2026 Season 1, find out if you are ready for the Daytona 24 Hour, is iRacing oval racing dying? a first look at the SIM Racing Expo Charlotte exhibitors, see why you need a belt tensioner, why does Max Verstappen use one specific wheel and surprise, surprise we’re going to talk about race craft and the stewarding system.

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Topics

2026 Season 1 Patch 2 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/90700/2026-season-1-patch-2-release-notes-2026-01-02-01

New GTP Tire Incoming

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/90052/gtp-tire-update-planned-for-early-january/p1

Daytona Road T1 E-Sports Line Gone

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/90704/daytonas-e-sport-line-is-dead

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/90805/incident-points-for-staying-on-paved-surfaces-are-the-wrong-solution

iRacing 2025 By The Numbers

Don’t Make This Mistake

Racing Ritual Arizona

INCOMING!

Does He Ever Stop Thinking About Racing?

Getting Very Close

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/90339/closing-in-on-8-billion-laps

Why Is It Dying?

Have We Lost Our Marbles?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/761912

2025 Paint Of The Year

AI Livery Painting?

Almost Cleared Him

Does iRacing Not Care?

iRacing Won’t Ban Him

Driving Standards Or Lack There Of

Race Craft – Explained

Did They Fix The Wrong Thing?

2026 INDYCAR Thurstmaster Pro Series

https://www.iracing.com/2026-indycar-thrustmaster-iracing-pro-series-roster-schedule-unveiled

Sim Racing Expo – Charlotte, NC

May 22 – May 24, 2026

Can’t See The Forest For The Trees

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/90664/trees-at-mount-washington

Daytona 24 Hour

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/90696/2026-daytona-24h-powered-by-vco

2026 MEC Round 1

https://majorsseries.com/event/daytona-8-hour—alternate-date2026

iRacing Hillclimb Community

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/90585/what-is-the-iracing-hilllclimb-community-video

2026 iRacing ROAR Before The 24

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/90576/2026-iraicng-roar-presented-by-go-motorsports-shop

This Week In iRacing

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Why Max Uses This Wheel

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Official Series

Formula Vee

Doug-P 1 started third and ran consistent times.

BMW M2 cup at circuit de Novara

Ellis– P 5. Started six finish P5 but had 12 incident points yikes.
- Then started P7 out of 12. Ended up jumping the start cause I didn’t have my clutch mapped right and had to do a drive-through penalty go back to last but end up finishing P1.

B Open

John – Winner winner chicken dinner. P1 Baby!!!!!!!!!!!. First win of the year. Ran the perfect race. Two yellows in the first 15 laps and all green from there. Pitted on lap 46 under green and it was flawless. Came out 15th. By the time the pit cycle was done I was back in P3. First two cars had older tired and could not hold me off. I went into this race with my new mindset that I need to race for a win instead of just driving around the track. Did not hold back on trying to pass anytime I saw a gap. Went for every opening and it worked.
- John P 18. Well, the fun was short lived. This race not so good. Car seemed really loose compared to last race and had trouble hanging on to it. Banged the wall coming out of turn 4 and got 9 minutes damage. That put me 15 laps down and no way to salvage a good run.

C Open

John P6. This was a great Dega race. Started P4 and got up to first right away. Stayed there 20 laps until first caution. Ran in first and second positions until two to go when all heck broke loose. I was running on the inside and the outside line came up like a freight train for the first time the whole race. Lot of banging and got dropped in a gaggle of cars. Big wreck on last lap but I hung on and made it to the end. P6 is not bad in the trucks at Dega.
John P8. Started on the pole and led several laps. First of five cautions was lap 23. I took four tires but most took only two. Lost 5 spots and came out 6th. Was running 3rd on the inside on the green white checker and thought I had a shot, but nope, the outside line built a head of steam and we could not hold them off. After two races at Dega its pretty clear the outside line works at the end and I need to find a way to get up there in the final few laps. Lesson learned
- P22. Started on the pole again. On lap one the truck in P2 was on the outside going in to turn 3. He decided he wanted my spot on tried to switch lanes. Wrecked us. I went in the pits to fix damage since I got a 4X, but had no damage to fix. This put me in P22. Within two laps I got to P12 but there was a wreck in front of me I could not avoid. 14 minutes of damage. Limped around the last 30 laps and finished P22.
- P14. On the pole again. Pitted under green on lap 27 and spun as soon as I entered the pits. Boneheaded mistake. Came out P18. Made it up to P13 when caution came out for the first time on lap 47. Could not get around anyone because it was three wide. Costly pit mistake ruined it for me.

Ring Meister

Mike – P mx 5 cup pole position. Kept the lead for most of the race was battling with the guy in second on the final lap and I overdid it and went off and spun. The car. Ended up finishing P9.
- Started on pole position and won the race winner winner chicken dinner. This is number five this week in this series. I was the leader on the white and made a fatal mistake and went off the track and lost the lead, but it all worked out. I was able to draft the guy at the end. It outbreak him in the final corner.
- Whole position first lap got wrecked out running second when third place basically didn’t give me room and turned me. I helped my break and then the field came through and plowed me.
- Then we switched to GT four started dead last ended up wrecking out shortly after.
- Wrecked out again, early in the race on my own going off the track
- Then got qualified for Paul position, but ended up wrecking out about a lap and a half in the corner and put it in the wall
- Started P2, but wrecked out on the first lap I suck
- Started P3 and finally got a decent finish with a P4!!!!
- Monday night switch cars to the lotus 79 what a beast failed in the first qualifying and wrecked out in the first race attempt
- Started P 10 finished on the podium P3 got to P3 by the end of lap one and was able to ride from there couldn’t catch the leaders. They were too far out.
- Then started dead, lasted and top split, wrecked out lap. One turned one when I tried to pass. The guy in front of me went to make the move and then he went to block and just plowed through me and wrecked us both out.
- Side-by-side for the lead up the hill I thought I could make it work through the fast kink, but I touched the damn curb and launched both of us into the wall. Hard ended up upside down impaled on the guard rail.
- Start a P2 the leader got away from me because I spun out but eventually he wrecked out and I inherited the lead and was able to gap everybody else and go on the win by 123rd career win
- Then started second was able to get to the lead and pull a gap about six seconds to win two in a row
- Then started on pole but over drove one corner and slammed the wall hard DNF
- Then started at seventh finish P5 definitely faster drivers in this race than me
- Decided to buy the next week’s car, the super formula light and do some testing and was very dismayed to see that it won’t show me a lap time when I run a test why would that be? Why not show the lap time?
- Started second me and the leader drove away from everybody else. It was just me and him he was holding me up for sure, but I couldn’t get around. I finally got a run got to was outside the very next corner me trying to keep my lane and I clipped the damn curbs and then bounced into him and took him out. I was able to continue on and win the race winner winner, chicken dinner, but that’s not how I want to win. It felt pretty bad about that.
- Changed cars to the super formula light got wrecked out in the first attempt trying to pass a guy. He didn’t even see me and wiped me out.
- Second attempt inherited the lead, but then wrecked by myself as a leader I was embarrassed
- Third attempt got pole position during the middle of lap one I hit the dang curbs again and wrecked myself again from the lead
- Fourth attempt get killed before I even get to the start line. One guy spins out near the front and basically takes out the field like 10 or more cars.
- Fifth attempt started on all position was side-by-side with a guy from the lead set up real well for one corner, but totally didn’t think about the next one and plowed the wall hard
- Sixth attempt somebody passing me I leave enough room, but that code takes me out at least 15 inches away
- Seventh attempt the 2 L rack I inherit the lead after starting third I’m pulling away. I barely touched the curbs and it throws me into the wall seventh DNF in a row.
- Eighth attempt start from the pole was able to pull away to a three second gap until I went wide one 4 and then it fell back to a one second gap but was able to bring it home and win and finally get a finish with winner winner chicken dinner!!!

Global Mazda MX 5 cup

Ellis- P10 at motorsport Arena oscherSleben – started P 10 got up to P5 but got wrecked out when somebody tried to pass me on the inside going into our Sharpe right and there was no way he was gonna make the corner and wiped us both out. Fell back to finish P 10.

IMSA

Hall – P
- Sebring 3 3 2 2 3 29 32 1 6 33 3 3 46 5 2 44 35 37 5
- Le Mans 1 31 4 5 1 47 8 4 7 28
Brad W – P8 Le Mans – Started and finished in the same spot. Not one of my best or favorite tracks. Was only able to get one start and it was ok.
William – P18- As a GT3 driver I don’t really like LeMans, but wanted to do for participation. 2nd split qualified towards the back, made some spots on the first lap. On lap 2 coming out of the 1st chicane a car 6 ahead loses it hitting too much curb. Thought I had it missed but a guy from behind playing Ricky Bobby tried to floor it through and took me out. 6 min of optional repairs. Came out with 2 min left to try to not lose spots but car was still hurt. Lost it as soon as i braked for Indy and that was it. Race over.

Draftmaster

Doug-P2 started 15th at Talladega worked with a guy that started 19th ended up, pushing him to the win finished second by 2 thousands of a second

League / Hosted Races

IRLP Polar Series

Week Seven – Talladega

David – P 7
Justin – P 5

Grass Roots Racing

GTP/GT3 League – Fuji / Sebring Sprint Race

William W – P5 / P1 – I like fuji but I don’t have crazy pace there. Qualified near the top 5 and just tried to stay. Had nothing for the leaders.
- Sebring – P1!! Sebring is easily one of my favorite tracks. I love driving there. Qualified P2 with a little trouble getting onto the back straight on the last Q lap. Spent all of the first lap side by side with P1. He got clear and then we were nose to tail. He had a slight gap but it disappeared due to traffic. I took less fuel at the pit and came out in front and was able to hold on from there, but it was a heck of a race. I had to push hard the entire time to keep him behind. But overall fantastic race and result. 2 Races left in the season at two of my other favorite tracks.
Brad W – P Wrecked out of both early on. I’m just trying way too hard to keep up with the leaders. Sebring was worse because I had my best qualifying of the season, p5 only to get loose into T1 and slid off track to avoid wrecking the field. Waited for everyone to pass and then was collected in a track blocking accident in T2.
David – P6 at sebring p8 i think at fuji

Hosted-

Ellis – P hosted Chris McGuire 87 at Talladega wrecked out
- Cara tomorrow, June 5 at Talladega finish P2
- GEN five at Talladega was coming hard on the White was gonna win the race and had a run on the guy in the trioval. He came down and blocked even though I was going much faster that hit me into the grass and I lost the race and wrecked it .so so close.
- Payment sprint car at Dover finish P8 super hard but super fun
- 87 at Talladega was leading on the white but was a sitting dock and finished P3 great racing though great group of guys
- Then hostage in five at Talladega, I was leading on the bottom lane, the two to go. They went three wide on me and then the car wouldn’t turn and I wiped everybody out. It was a pretty ugly mess I caused.
- Pick up cop at Phoenix start at nine out of 23. Finish podium, P3.
- 87 at Talladega finish P5 after getting flipped over in the first part of the race

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December 13, 2025December 19, 2025

Episode 0514

12/18/2025 – Race To The Summit – Episode 0514

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Show Introduction

On today’s show we catch up with the resident alien Robby Swan, is motion and static monitors correct?, an update on the Asetek sale, need a triple screen DDU?, 2026 eNASCAR Coke Series updates, one week in and two patches already, tell you why you need to turn off the racing line and we take a look back at 2025 and a look toward 2026.

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Race To The Summit

***SAVE FOR END OF THE SHOW***2025 In The Rear View

Chad McNeese — 12/7/2025 8:55 AM

I just had a topic idea for the show (and maybe you already do something like this), as we close in on the end of 2025

Top 3 or 5 Hits of 2025
Top 3 or 5 Misses of 2025
Top 3 or 5 Hopes for 2026

Could be a mix of gear, events (race and other like expo) or any other notable memorable items.

Top 3 or 5 Hits of 2025

Mike – Moza Active Pedal, Expos in the USA!, iRacing continues to grow, I continue my streak of winning in NiS every year.

Brad – Sim Gaming Expo-Chicago, Daniel Newman Racing, Max’s impact on sim racing

Donnie – Sim Gaming EXPO at the top accompanied by the iRLP coming together, getting booth, and having a presence at the show.

Chris – Largest Daytona 24 ever, track Art updates, return of the Indy 500, tire wear on road courses, connection Black Flag, Sim Gaming Expo.

William – Gt3 tire model, 2025 Special Events, Sim Gaming Expo

Top 3 or 5 Misses of 2025

Mike – Still no race control updates, oval refresh, gen 4

Brad – Simagic Active Pedal (vaporware?), iRacing UI Update, Tarriffs

Donnie – NiS, dont have to say much about that. iRacing’s tent pole series should not be such a shit show. The Gen4, the car started off awesome, until you spent time racing it. This was a typical iRacing release. Release an unproven product to the community and let them “have at it.” It took iRacing two full seasons to make a significant correction to the car.

Chris – New UI, lousy officiating/protest consistency, new UI: it’s so hard to see things., goodbye Road to Pro.

William – Broken GTP in season 1, timeline of the graphics engine update, even though it debuted in 2024, the rain for the first half of 2025 was out of control.

David – NiS 2025

Top 3 or 5 Hopes for 2026

Mike – Moza adds telemetry effects to the pedals, race control fixes, big wins daytona, darlington hopefully, continue my win every year in nis thing.

Brad – Race Control updates both road and oval, Better stewarding for repeated actions, NiS not to SUCK!

Donnie – Garage Access and a Trophy room, pipe dreams really from me. I am hoping iRacing can utilize the “large” amount of employees they apparently have and really start cracking down on improving race officiating and post race stewarding.

Chris – Better officiating/protest consistency, scuffed tires, cleaner NiS, Digital Super Dirt Week special event at Oswego

William – Race control updates within the year, more new tracks suitable for multiclass racing, Toyota GT3, Ford GT3 Evo, Aston GTP.

David – Race control on oval; pace car waits on leader, multiclass starts.

2026 Season 1 Patch 1 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89757/2026-season-1-patch-1-release-notes-2025-12-14-01

Why So Dry?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89874/rain-is-temporarily-disabled-in-official-series-race-server-crash

Trading Paints 2025 Wrap Up

Why Is Sim Racing So Popular?

Is This Lie Holding You Back?

Screenshot Submission Time

A Great Suggestion

A Very Fruitful Partnership

So Close, Almost Perfect?

The Racing Line = Sabotage

Building An AI Setup

2026 Season 1 Development Blog

Free Content During Week 13: Listener Feedback

Totally agree with Brad on the driving unpurchased new cars thing during week 13. Entitlement. Key word. I’m 65 and I didn’t grow up in an era of expecting anything for free. The claims he makes that it would make more revenue for iRacing. How the hell does he know? These are cars that are modeled after real life race cars and this is the closest 99% of us will ever come to driving them. The most endorphin stimulating time of new content of a car/track is the first hour or so. I’m a 80% plus content subscriber and I purchase content for the privilege to experience these things whether I participate in a race or not. Tell me, 30 years ago, had a video game in an arcade or bar been made to this type of reality, could you not see yourself sticking $10 in coins in for this experience? Once people have experienced the initial fun, my opinion is they may just move on without purchasing anything.

I also think sometimes that iRacing being an American built simulator there is some envy by some overseas. Don’t like it, then go play your European Assetto Corsa.

Thanks, Jeff

Not The Fix We Needed

Contest Winners

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2026 eNASCAR Coca Cola-Series

https://www.iracing.com/enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-returns-with-new-qualifying-series-format-for-2026-season

Miami International Autodrome

2025 Season 4 In The Books

Season 1 2026 Contests

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89868/season-01-2026-contests

How To: Saving Replays

MX-5 At The Nordschleife

Sim Racing VS On The Track

Win World Of Outlaws Pit Passes!

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89259/enter-to-win-a-pair-of-world-of-outlaws-pit-passes

Mad Max MX-5s

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/88128/miatas-have-developed-some-defensive-weaponry

Motion And Static Monitors Are Wrong

Too Expensive?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89610/my-actual-cost-since-june-25th-2008-one-of-the-cheapest-hobbies-in-existence

Chili Bowl

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89763/2025-chili-bowl-nationals

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-iracing-chili-bowl-special-event-2025

Race To The Summit

Production Car Challenge

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89748/the-production-car-challenge-at-vir-2025

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-the-production-car-challenge-at-vir-special-event-2025

This Week In iRacing

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Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Official Series

Ring Meister

Mike – P MX 5 cup starting 24th out of 28. Got the P3 by the end of lap one ended up finishing P2. What an awesome race.
- Then started at seventh and won the race winner winner, chicken dinner I had to race hard against another guy and earned it, but I certainly did. Career win number 118.
- Tried to back up my win, but ended up with a P3 after starting P2
- Whole position went off in the grass on my own and finish P3
- Then pole position. But wreck out actually got ran over from behind on a tight corner couldn’t get turned around and ended up in the back so just quit.
- Whole position had some fantastic racing between five cars for the lead I was leading when I overdid it and miss my breaking point by about 5 feet wrecked the car and wrecked out. That might’ve been some of the best road racing I’ve ever done on the service.
- Started from Paul and had to earn it but winner winner chicken dinner. I got the second win of the week.
- Started from pole again. Wrecked out from 2nd place from behind in the slow hairpin corner. DNF.
- P one winner winner, chicken dinner, good battle with about five cars eventually, they all wrecked off as I held the lead most of the time and won the race third win of the week career win number 119
- Started P2, but got wrecked out early on.
- Then I did it again another win winner winner chicken dinner
- Started P3, but wrecked out was starting to make mistakes.
- Started on pole position ended up, wrecking out, trying to retake the lead from a guy. I got to the outside of him, but he didn’t move over to leave Lane and I ended up getting forced into the wall and we both wrecked from first and second then he was upset on the radio telling me I took unnecessary risk, etc. etc..

Global Mazda MX 5 cup

Mike– started P1 and finished P6 at Virginia international raceway North course.
- Then started 10 out of 12 and finished P8 not a great race kinda all over the place

League / Hosted Races

Week Seven – Texas

Mike- p wrecked out
Doug – P15 started 16th without qualifying was a little intimidated, wanted to start from the rear. Got caught up with a car on lap seven there was an incident coming out of turn two on lap six ended up finishing 15th.

Grass Roots Racing

GTP/GT3 League – Road America Endurance Race

William W – P1!! Qualified 1st and led wire to wire. Was fairly confident going into this race as Road America is one of my favorite tracks, and was putting up very fast times during the testing the week leading up. Got out to about a second lead by the end of the first lap. Got the advantage to about 3 seconds once traffic started and that’s where it stayed. After the second stop just focused on not killing the car or doing something stupid. Up front it was mostly uneventful for a race I won. Anxiety started to creep in towards the end just knowing the win was mine as long as I didn’t sabotage myself. Super happy to take this one. Currently leading the points through 8 races, though it is very tight and next track is fuji. Not bad but definitely not as fast as I am at RA.
Brad W – P26 I wrecked during qualifying so I started p19. I was able to drive up to the top 10 before the first pitstop. After making the stop I was running p10 but was taken out by a GTP driver that used me for a brake pedal getting into T5. Took a 6 minute tow, my race was done.

RFK Holiday Showdown

Brad – P30 I started P12 and drove into the top 8 only to get collected in an early wreck. I used my one fast repair and managed to work my way back into the top 10 only to get wrecked again. This event has been really fun the last two years but they added splits to it that were not broadcasted. It was a typical NiS race, 4 yellows by ap 25 and the yellow I was taken out on was number 7 on la 44, of a 100 la race. They ended up with 14 yellows…kind of glad I was wrecked out.

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Episode 0513

12/11/2025 – Widget Factory – Episode 0513

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we will cover the new build and what’s happening in Week 13, attempt to catch-up up on way too much hardware, see which iRacer is now a World Champion, dig into the 2026 iRacing Special Events Calendar and which hardware company is facing a take over.

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Topics

Build Week: 2026 Season 1

Miami!

Porsche 992.2

Luca Oil Dirt Road

FIA Cross

Bathurst Refresh

2026 Season 1 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89188/2026-season-1-initial-release-notes-2025-12-pre-release

Virtual Revolution

https://www.grandstandmag.com/sim-racing-nascar-tucker-minter-william-byron

Widgets: A How To

Congrats iRacer!

Last Lap Pass

https://www.iracing.com/ryan-avila-steals-2025-26-world-of-outlaws-iracing-pro-series-win-with-last-lap-pass-on-rumsey-at-lincoln

Redline and Coanda Take The Championships

https://www.iracing.com/bmw-m-team-redline-coanda-esports-claim-titles-through-imsa-esports-global-championship-wins-in-michelin-240-at-daytona

Week 13 For Free?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89571/13th-week-should-be-free

Race To The Summit

2026 iRacing Special Events Announced

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89420/2026-special-events-calendar/p1

2026 Season 1 Preliminary Schedule

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/89360/2026-season-1-preliminary-pdf-schedule

This Week In iRacing

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Bristol Results

Hardware/Software

Best Value But Not For Me

This video is a review of the Simsonn Plus X Racing pedals, focusing on their value, customizability, and performance, especially for a user who races from a desk setup. The reviewer concludes they offer the best value in the mid-range pedal market.

Here is a summary of the review:

Recommendation: The reviewer highly recommends the Simsonn Plus X pedals for anyone looking in the mid-range pedal setup (07:10 Opens in a new window ). They are notably sturdy for a desk setup due to their weight and the base plate’s construction (08:03 Opens in a new window ). He believes they outperform lower-end load cell pedals and provide performance close to pedals in the $400–$600 range.

Price and First Impressions: The pedals are priced affordably in the mid-range (around $300 with a base plate), which was surprising given their high-quality appearance (00:17 Opens in a new window ). Assembly was easy, comparable to “easy IKEA furniture” (01:28 Opens in a new window ).

Key Selling Points: Adjustability and Customization (02:23 Opens in a new window )

Almost every aspect is adjustable, including the angle and height of the pedals, and different brake dampers and throttle springs are included.

The Simsonn software allows users to tune pedal curves (04:22 Opens in a new window ). This feature can help users with trail braking precision or smoothing their throttle input, acting as a “crutch for your weaknesses” (05:25 Opens in a new window ).

Brake Pedal: The reviewer, who uses a desk setup, softened the brake to use less force, but it still felt “completely precise” and high quality (02:47 Opens in a new window ).

Clutch Pedal: The clutch feels linear, lacking the satisfying “dump feel” that the reviewer prefers in some other pedals (03:09 Opens in a new window ).

Throttle Pedal: The throttle uses a hydraulic system, which is an improvement over a standard spring, though the reviewer noted it lacked the “squishy feeling” of some higher-priced hydraulic pedals (03:41 Opens in a new window ).

Haptic Motors (Drawback): The reviewer was unable to get the optional linear haptic motors to work with the wheel slip setting in iRacing, which was a deal-breaker for his personal comfort level, though he noted other settings (like gear shift or ABS) did work (05:30 Opens in a new window ).

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COLO GCS 7.1.2 Channel Surround

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Asetek Company Takeover

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AI Chief…Coming Soon

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MOZA R21…It’s Complicated

This video provides a detailed review of the MOZA R21 Ultra Direct Drive Wheelbase, a new 21 Nm entry into a saturated sim racing market.

The reviewer discusses the R21 Ultra’s features, comparing its value and performance to other high-end direct drive wheelbases like the Simagic Evo Pro, VRS Direct Force Pro, and Asetek La Prima.

Key Features and Specifications

Constant Force: 21 Nm of constant force direct drive [05:57].
Motor Technology: Features a “zero-cogging flat wire technology motor” for a smooth driving experience [06:06].
Encoder: Uses a 21-bit magnetic encoder, providing over 2 million measurement points per 360-degree rotation, which contributes to smoother force feedback [06:51].
Design: Smaller, more compact CNC machined aluminum housing than previous models, with options for Fanatec, side, and front mounting [09:09].
Connectivity: Uses the standard NRG/D1 style quick release but lacks USB pass-through for third-party wheels, a key difference from competitors [000:09:47].
Safety: The reviewer notes that an emergency stop button is not included and must be purchased separately, despite the unit’s power [10:24].
Low Frequency Effects (LF): Supports an additional feedback layer for games like iRacing to generate effects like curb strikes and gear changes, which adds immersion but is not available universally [13:46].

Software and Settings (MOZA Pit House)

The video gives a tour of the MOZA Pit House software, detailing:

Basic Settings: Including steering angle, soft limit stiffness, and output torque limit [22:00].
Advanced Settings: Filters like Force Feedback Interpolation, Natural Damping, and Natural Friction, which the reviewer was able to run at lower values than previous MOZA bases due to the R21 Ultra’s refined performance [28:09].
FFB Equalizer and Curve: Tools to adjust the amplitude of effects at different frequency ranges and modify the linearity of the force feedback response [34:10].

Driving Experience and Conclusion

Overall Value: The reviewer concludes that the R21 Ultra offers good value for its strength, but its lack of USB pass-through for high-end wheels and its awkward positioning in the ecosystem might make other, slightly less powerful but similarly priced competitors a better fit for the majority of sim racers [50:38].

Refinement: The R21 Ultra offers a noticeable improvement in refinement, detail, and smoothness over earlier MOZA bases, requiring less filtering to achieve a good feel [41:47].

Strength vs. Fidelity: The reviewer cautions that while the 21 Nm is powerful, users who prefer running at lower force feedback levels (e.g., under 12 Nm) might find the fidelity of weaker, competing bases (like the 12 Nm R12 or La Prima) to be better, as the R21 Ultra is better suited for those who will actually use the higher end of its dynamic range [46:31].

Jimmy Broadbent Collection

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Conspit Canadian Distributor

Fully 3D Printed Wheel

Estebon Ocon Edition

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Simperior Button Boxes

Simlabs P1X Ultimate Build Guide

We Good Now?

This video provides a quick update on the resolution of early issues with the Simucube 3 force feedback base, followed by a look at the creator’s initial Force Feedback (FFB) settings for iRacing and Le Mans Ultimate (LMU).

🛠️ Simucube 3 Issues and Resolutions

The creator reported four major hardware and software issues with the new Simucube 3 base, all of which have since been resolved:

Control Box / EMI Issues: Resolved. The creator can now run his motion systems without an isolator, and the base works fine with no flickering LED or issues when bolted straight to the rig [00:40]. Simucube has a solution for the control box that they will communicate soon.
FFB Knocking Issue: Resolved with a firmware update (Tuner version 3.0.3) [01:04].
Hardware Disconnects / EMI: This was traced back to a faulty power supply. The original power supply was found to be causing a voltage drop and bad ringing, which sent EMI into the rig. Replacing the power supply fixed all disconnect issues [01:11].
Loss of FFB/Damping: The creator has not experienced this issue on firmware 3.0.3, and the Simucube team has a fix coming for other users who may still be seeing it [02:30].

Overall, the creator concludes that all big issues have been resolved and the force feedback quality is excellent [02:58]. He also corrects a previous statement, confirming that LMU does have telemetry force feedback available [03:06].

⚙️ Simucube Settings for iRacing

The video shows the creator’s preliminary settings within the Simucube Tuner software:

Game	Key Simucube Tuner Settings	FFB Effects
iRacing	In-Game Strength: 11-12 (for workout)	Direct Input Master: ~85% [05:00]
	Mechanical Feel: Adjusted based on wheel weight [04:51]	Telemetry: ~30% [05:00]
		Telemetry FFB: Cornering Intensity, ABS (synced to pedals), Road Texture from Telemetry [05:30]

A New Era?

Bavarian Simtec Now Available Through ASR

SPARCO: Ultra Carbon

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Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Official Series

BMW M2 cup at Summit point

Ellis – P 8- start a dead last

FIA F4 America

Ellis – P6. Start a dead last in the top split and finish P6. At Willow Springs.

IMSA

Hall – P1 highest at spa, 1st and 2nd wrecked right in front of me on last lap
Brad W – P4 GT3 Spa. Started p6 and was forced three wide into the chicane at the start. That forced me to make contact with another car that resulted in him spinning. I had a great race contending for a top 5 all race. I had one of the best races shaping up over the last 4 laps with p4. That was until the white flag lap when an LMP2 (1000 less SOF gap to GT3) decided that he needed to get in the middle of us even though he was 10+ seconds behind his closest competitor. I was able to grab p4 when he spun in the chicane coming to the checkers. Finished p28 in division 3 for the season. My iRating was higher when the season started and I never really got it back after losing 300+ in the first few weeks.
William – P4 and P12 – P4 was 2nd split. Pretty fast people in there but I was on pace and had a good run. Kept it clean and brought home a good result. P12 was top split european split with about a 4k GT3 field. Very fast people but felt I held my own with people near my pace. Split was so high that I still gained 34 IR for finishing 12th. But man did I get bullied in the beginning of this race. Some of the GRR guys were watching in discord and they were scared for me. Still don’t think i’m quite to top split, but I’ll take a decent result.

League / Hosted Races

IRLP Polar Series

Week Six – Bristol

David – P16 wrecked out early, a guy got tight on exit and left reared me, quickly apologiezed, and he may have even been a little surprised that he even got to my fender cause there were four cars that I was going to let freight train me and was not as hard on the throttle
Mike- p6 had a pretty good race led some laps ran top five basically got screwed on some pit strategy at towards the end, but a respectable finish for me P6

Grass Roots Racing

GTP/GT3 League – COTA Sprint Race

William W – P4. Had never raced this track before going here this week. Did practice on Monday and race Tuesday. At no time was I comfortable. I know a lot of people like this track but it is not for me at all. Just happy to get out of here with a decent finish and not see it again for a long time.
Brad W – P13 overall and p10 in class. I started p8 and felt very good about this race. I was caught up in the T1 mess that always comes at COTA. I had to basically stop to avoid hitting a spinner. That dropped me down a few spots. I ended up spinning a few laps later while pushing too hard to gain spots back. Finally settled into the top 10 before pits and was happy with it. I gambled with a very tight fuel fill to try and gap those around me. Even though JRT had me needing even less than what I actually took. I was running in p8 coming towards the end when I realized I was .6 gal short. Had to pit as we took the white and that dropped me 5 spots.

Hosted-

Ellis – P pick up cup at Phoenix qualified P2 drove all race long and P2 trying to catch the guy. I was only one second back and then some 4000 eye rating guy came driving up through the field went by both of us and won the race so I finished P3
- Mount Washington, VW beetle up the hill. I put up a respectable lap at least I thought it was but it’s 48 seconds off of Pole. I did a 540 in the pole is a 452.65th fastest in the race to the summit sponsored by race craft
- Chris McGuire hosted car of tomorrow June 5 at Talladega started P8 and end up winner winner chicken dinner. At one point I was catching the leader and I had a huge maybe 10 or 15 mile an hour faster run than him and he pulled down in front of me by himself off his nose as he tried to block I went on the win the race.
- Then same car at Daytona wrecked out
- Then carb cup gin seven at Daytona. P3
- Then pick up cup at Phoenix started PA finish P4
- Think qualified at six and finish P6 I was fading at the end
- Then carb cup gin seven at Daytona wrecked out.
- Supercars at Michigan finish P6. Some guy was going below the line and trying to blend up and I called him a clown and then he tried to take me out and they ended up booting him out of the race cause he wouldn’t stop.
- Jen 4 @Daytona hosted wrecked out
- Pick up cup at Phoenix finish P3
- 13th week ridiculousness BMW M2 at North Wilkesboro started dead last finish sixth overall P3 in class
- FIAF4 @Willowsprings started 10th finish P6
- BMW M2 at Summit point started at 12th finish P8
- FIA cross car at Winton motors raceway rally P6. Started for the pole position.
- Pick up cup Daytona wrecked out
- Winter NIS at Daytona fixed. Green flag for the longest time we got through one and a half green flag shop before the caution start coming out. I got involved in a wreck. Three minutes damage got all of it fixed but wrecked out pretty hard racing near the end for 15th on the White I drove it in there and took the guy out didn’t mean to so finish P 19.